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“drink” in Japanese

Japanese

Also飲み物 (nomimono) · 飲料 (inryō) · ドリンク (dorinku)

Pronunciation

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Example

水を飲みます。mizu o no mi ma su

I drink water.

Illustration for 飲む (drink)

How to say “drink” in Japanese

“Drink” in Japanese is 飲む (nomu).

Describes taking liquid or swallowed medicine through the throat into the body.

Full entry for 飲む: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 飲む

給食の時間にお茶を飲みます。kyū shoku no ji kan ni o cha o no mi ma su

I drink tea at lunchtime.

この薬は、毎晩寝る前に飲みます。ko no kusuri wa mai ban ne ru mae ni no mi ma su

I take this medicine every night before bed.

Tips for using 飲む

  • Japanese commonly uses 飲む (nomu) for taking oral medicine, including tablets, although English usually says "take medicine".

Other Japanese words for “drink”

冷たい飲み物をください。tsume ta i no mi mono o ku da sa i

Please give me a cold drink.

この店では、さまざまな飲料を扱っています。ko no mise de wa sa ma za ma na in ryō o atsuka tte i ma su

This store sells various drinks.

食事と一緒にドリンクを注文します。shoku ji to is sho ni do ri n ku o chū mon shi ma su

I order a drink with my meal.

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